Posted 01/06/09 at 02:45:18 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

Have you spent countless hours shedding blood, sweat, and tears into your Kick Ass mod? Does your mod have your friends and family drenching you in compliments? If so, have your rig shine alongside the elite crew of modders by submitting your rig to MaximumPC’s Rig of the Month contest! Every month, one talented modder and his rig will be featured in the magazine before the entire world to see, as well as rewarded with a $250 gift certificate! We know you’re interested, so read on for contest rules and details.

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Posted 10/03/08 at 04:15:39 PM by Gordon Mah Ung

SSD’s are hot, but how do you mount your new 2.5-inch solid state drive  in a 3.5-inch bay without it looking ghettolicious?

The answer: Use a VelociRaptor’s extruded aluminum shell with Intel’s wicked fast SSD. The result is one a combination even better than peanut butter and chocolate if we may so say our selves.

Does it make sense to do this with a live VelociRaptor? Probably not, but we just happened to have a dead unit and rather than toss it in the garbage, we shucked out the dead drive by removing the four Torqx screws and mounted the Intel X25-M in its place. You can actually do this with a live VelociRaptor but you’ll immediately void the warranty on the drive. Does an SSD need all that aluminum to keep it cool? The answer is no, but it sure looks cool, right?

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Posted 02/29/08 at 06:54:56 PM by Chris "MantaBase" Adcock

You've modded everything in the house except the pets. What's a modder to do now?

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Posted 01/27/08 at 08:30:32 PM by Chris "MantaBase" Adcock

No more hunting for that lost arbor screw you dropped while switching out a cutting wheel. Dremel's EZLock system will have you changing wheels faster than a NASCAR pit crew.

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Posted 01/19/08 at 04:24:06 PM by Chris Adcock

LED fans and cold cathodes are neat and all, but if you are going for a bit of bolt-a-bling, why not go with something functional as well? How about a multi-function panel?

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Posted 01/06/08 at 06:48:48 PM by Chris "MantaBase" Adcock

Your next piece of bling may be as close as the corner (auto) store.

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Posted 12/15/07 at 09:16:18 AM by Chris "MantaBase" Adcock

Metku Mod's 20+ hour boom box, TBCS's new look, and MNPCTech decides to blog!

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Posted 12/08/07 at 11:52:48 AM by Chris "MantaBase" Adcock

The moment the saw hit the acrylic, I knew I had a problem. I turned my personal skill dial to “11”.

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